Ghostly 4th Neutrino Most Likely Doesn't Exist

An international team of researchers from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory just announced with 99% certainty that a proposed particle called a sterile neutrino doesn't exist. Why is the fact that something doesn't exist big news? This ghost particle may have helped explain several mysteries of the universe, such as the origin of dark matter and why matter exists at all.We know that three types of neutrinos exist based on large, carefully designed experiments, but some experiments hinted at this ...